What did we think of the first week of San Jose Sharks’ action? (25:58)
Welcome to a new episode of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast!
But before we get to our reactions to the losses to the St. Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks, let’s talk about the San Jose Barracuda’s opening weekend.
Kasper Halttunen and Luca Cagnoni break camp with the Cuda! We can also put to bed any concern that Yaroslav Askarov isn’t willing to play in the AHL and his opening night celly. (1:45)
What’s the latest on Macklin Celebrini’s hip injury? (17:05)
What are our takeaways on the San Jose Sharks’ opening homestand? (25:58)
We debate playing Danil Gushchin on opening night, and scratching him for the second game.
What did we think of Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith’s first NHL games? We also chat Mikael Granlund. (50:10)
We both have praise for the line of Alex Wennberg, Barclay Goodrow, and Luke Kunin. (59:40)
Keegan is loving Jake Walman. (1:05:43)
We discuss Mario Ferraro, Jan Rutta, Henry Thrun, and Matt Benning’s up-and-down performances.
What did we think of Mackenzie Blackwood and Vitek Vanecek? (1:11:33)
Does William Eklund have more to give? We also talk Tyler Toffoli. (1:13:29)
Our closing thoughts about the San Jose Sharks’ start! (1:19:14)
8 Comments
I think Sheng is definitely right that Smith being forced into the Top 6 is the reason Gushchin is not getting a chance for a bigger role.
I think the Wennberg line while being the 3rd line on paper has really been getting 2nd line reps and tough matchups which is why they likely don’t want Gushchin on that line.
Damn i wish this was done after the second Cuda game where they collapsed in the third.
I have no trust in McCarthy.
Lose 2-0 or 10-0 it's still a loss nothing good comes from a loss . You can't expect Gushchin to play on the 4th line and produce he should be on the top 2 lines .
Granlund is like a lower calorie Hertl.
And yeah, Will Smith is like a hockey computer, he’s currently downloading and processing data in order to optimize performance for future games. By late November he’ll be acclimated, just like he was in the NCAA.
Kunin's post going in would not have made his game a good game. The puck touching his stick is poison for offense the vast majority of the time.
Give eklund some credit he's our best pk guy
Sheng is out there on them streets!
I personally like Ferraro n Rutta together, I think they’ve been improving individually and together